CHARLOTTE, N.C. ( QUEEN CITY NEWS ) — At least seven people were shot within a two-mile radius in southwest Charlotte. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police data shows it happened as a result of two separate shooting incidents in the span of 30 hours.
The first shooting happened Thursday night around 10:30 p.m. at the Lake Mist Apartments on the 1100 block of Lakemist Drive.
Infant threatened, 3 seriously injured in south Charlotte shooting: CMPD
Police say a 15-year-old girl, a 19-year-old male, and a 21-year-old woman were seriously injured in the shooting, and an infant was also threatened.
One witness told Queen City News that it happened in the parking lot near the apartment dumpsters. That witness spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retribution.
“It was about five minutes of argument, and multiple shots burst out. I saw one individual fall to the ground and a second individual fall to the ground,” said the witness. “Once the police arrived and secured the vehicle, I saw them remove a small infant out of the back of the car.”